Boris Yeltsin

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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (Russian: Бори́с Никола́евич Е́льцин IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn] ; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev’s most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet.

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active years end date

1991-07-10, 1999-12-31

active years start date

1990-05-29, 1991-07-10

alma mater

Ural State Technical University

birth date

1931-02-01

birth name

(Борис Николаевич Ельцин), Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin

birth place

Soviet Union, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Butka Russia

child

Tatyana Yumasheva

death date

2007-04-23

death place

Moscow

order in office

1st President of Russia, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR

other party

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

party

Independent (politician)

prime minister

Sergei Stepashin, Yevgeny Primakov, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Vladimir Putin, Sergey Kiriyenko, Yegor Gaidar

religion

Russian Orthodox Church

spouse

Naina Yeltsina

successor

Ruslan Khasbulatov, Vladimir Putin

vice president

Alexander Rutskoy